Classical
Irishmen, Greek women, & Leonard Cohen
Thursday update: Asner show cancelled. Leonard Cohen visist; Bluebeard's back to the MSO; Rep closes with "Raisin in the Sun;" Lysistrata can (not) do it; & St. Pat's.
Mar 12th, 2013 by Lacy Landre
“Pump Boys” a nice pit stop, but still just a pit stop
The country musical has great instrumental performances and stellar harmonizing, but a weak and gimmicky collection of songs.
Mar 9th, 2013 by Matthew Reddin
Florentine “Albert Herring” gets funny — eventually
Florentine Opera's staging of Benjamin Britten's 1947 comedy takes a while to find its groove. The show runs through March 17.
Mar 9th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Salerno-Sonnenberg, the intense violinist
Violinist Salerno-Sonnenberg's triumphant return; Higdon's enchanting "blue cathedral;" reinvigorated "New World" Symphony.
Mar 8th, 2013 by Tom Strini
Conductor Christopher Larkin returns to Vogel Hall
Larkin, who presided over the Florentine's brilliant Baroque double bill in 2011, will conduct Britten's "Albert Herring." It opens Friday.
Mar 7th, 2013 by Tom Strini
7 things I’ve been meaning to tell you
The Pfister, Bel Canto, MYSO, Conservatory, Wis. Philharmonic, Lynden Garden and the Haggerty all have news.
Mar 6th, 2013 by Tom Strini
MSO, UWM, Chicago Symphony team up for Dvorak
"Beyond the Score" immerses you in Dvorak's "New World" Symphony. Thursday night only.
Mar 5th, 2013 by Tom Strini
“Ring of Fire” encircles the life of Johnny Cash
The Milwaukee Rep revue, retooled from a Broadway production to require half the cast, is a heartfelt, moving tribute to the Man in Black.
Mar 5th, 2013 by Howard Leu
Rachmaninoff rules, Joyce Yang’s cool
The MSO's Rachmaninoff cycle, with pianist Joyce Yang, continues with the Piano Concerto No. 1 and the remarkable "The Bells."
Mar 2nd, 2013 by Tom Strini
Johnny Cash songs to set Stackner Cabaret afire
The Rep's Stackner Cabaret presents a Johnny Cash song survey in a revue by Richard Maltby Jr. and William Meade.
Mar 1st, 2013 by Howard Leu
Burt Levy remembered at Music from Almost Yesterday
Burt Levy, composer and teacher at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in the 1970s and 80s, made a difference.
Mar 1st, 2013 by David Bohn
Rachmaninoff, channeled by pianist Joyce Yang
Joyce Yang's relationship with music? It's complicated.
Mar 1st, 2013 by Tom Strini
